Vanity case



VANITY CASE Filed July 26, 1937 0/049 C. A 07? ofif Ed 0 6 INVENTORATTORNEY Patented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT v FFlCE-" 2 Claims.

This invention relates to vanity cases and has for an object to providea vanity case having a compartment for loose powder and having aperforated valve controlled bottom forming a backing for a powder puif,the whole device forming a neat compact vanity case which will permit ofpowdering without waste of powder.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will beformed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vanity case constructedin accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an underneath plan view of the hinged cover showing themirror therein.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the vanity case with the cover removed toexpose the lipstick and rouge holding lid.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the vanity case with the hinged cover andthe top of the powder compartment removed and showing the perforatedbottom of the powder compartment.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the rotary perforated valve.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of the powder puff showing theperforated backing thereof.

characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, l0designates a cylindrical wall of a powder case, the same having aperforated bottom ll. A perforated disc I2 is rotatably supported uponthe top of the bottom II and forms a valve. A split rivet I3 is passedthrough the valve and through the bottom of the vanity case and forms apivot pin for rotatably mounting the valve. The valve is provided with ashort arcuate flange l4, best shown in Figure 5, which closes a slot I5in the wall of the vanity case so that powder [6 which is stored in thecase cannot escape. A valve actuating pin I! is se- 55 cured to theflange to seal and unseal the per- Referring now to the drawing in whichlike forations in the bottom of the powder compartment.

A powder puff it, best shown in Figure 6, is provided with a discbacking I9 which may be formed of leather or other suitable material andwhich is perforated similar to the bottom of the powder compartment. Thebacking is glued to the bottom face of the powder compartment with theopenings of the backing in registration with the openings in the bottomof the powder compartment so that when the valve is turned to openposition the powder may escape from the powder compartment to the powderpuff and be economically dispensed during the powdering operation.

A lid 20, best shown in Figure 3, forms a closure for the top of thepowder chamber and is provided with a rectangular depression 2| forminga holder for a lipstick. The lid is also provided with a circulardepression 22 which forms a holder for rouge. The lid is provided with anotch 23 in the periphery. The wall of the powder compartment isprovided with an inwardly extending lip 24, best shown in Figure 1,having an upstanding lug 25 which enters the notch and springs over thelid to hold the lid closed.

A flanged cover 26 is provided on the inner face with a mirror 2'! andis provided with a plurality of hinge lugs 28 which interleave withsimilar hinge lugs 29 on the lid 20 and a hinge pin 30 is passed throughthe interleaved lugs to hingedly mount both the cover and the lid uponthe wall of the powder compartment. The cover is provided with a keeper3| diametrically opposite the hinge and this keeper is provided with aspur 32 which engages in a notch in the wall of the powder compartmentunderneath the lip 24 to releasably hold the cover closed.

The powder puff is housed in a shell 33 which has a screw threadconnection 34 with the wall of the powder chamber as best shown inFigure 1. The shell is provided with a mirror 35.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplanation.

What is claimed is:

l. A vanity case having a perforated bottom, a perforated valverotatably mounted on the bottom, a pin carried by the valve andprojecting through the wall of the case for opening and closing thevalve, 2, powder puff having a perforated backing mounted upon saidbottom with the perforations thereof in registration with theperforations of said bottom, a base housing the powder puff and screwthreadedly engaged with the wall of the case, and a hingedv lid forminga closure for the top of the case, the case forming a loose powderchamber closed by said hinged lid.

2. A vanity case having a perforated bottom, a perforated valverotatably mounted on the bottom, a pin carried by the valve andprojecting through the Wall of the case for opening and closing thevalve, a powder puff having a perforated backing mounted upon saidbottom with the perforations thereof in registration with theperforations of said bottom, a, base housing the powder pufi and screwthreadedly engaged with the wall of the case, a hinged lid forming aclosure for the top of the case, the case forming a loose powder chamberclosed by said hinged lid, said hinged lid being deformed to provide alipstick container and a rouge container, a cover hinged to the case, amirror in the cover, and a mirror in the base.

OLIVE CARTER ALMONT'E.

